a contrapié

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a kontɾaˈpje/ [a kõn̪.t̪ɾaˈpje]

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• Syllabification: a con‧tra‧pié

Adverb

a contrapié

1. wrongfooted; off balance
2. off guard

Further reading

• “a contrapié”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10